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If you will recall, back in August when I first watched Stacey’s audition for X-Factor, I said mark my words, that Stacey was going places.

I’m giving myself a pat on the back. So far I’ve been right. Stacey is now on her way to the semi-final.

Here’s a video that maybe I can get away with and won’t be taken down. The quality isn’t all that great but it’s not all that bad either. Here’s Stacey on the first live show singing that Coldplay song, “The Scientist.”

Good stuff, eh?

On a side note, I don’t put much stock in the UK press (or over here for that matter), but there are reports that contestant Danyl Johnson has been bullying Stacey. If this is true, I certainly don’t like it, but really the only reason I’m linking to it is because maybe this “rumor” may help get him voted off next week. That would help Stacey.

I’m back from Apollo—an interesting and pleasant journey that I will write about in a column for CityBeat in a couple weeks.

I love to travel but whenever I return from a trip, it takes a bit to get back into my regular routine. Whenever I return back home, I tend to have rambling thoughts in my head. For example, this morning I’m thinking. . .

. . . none of my plants died while I was away. Thankful.

. . . I wasn’t robbed.

. . . I teach a writing class on Wednesdays. Why the hell didn’t I look at and grade those damn papers before I left?

. . . did somebody steal my can opener while I was away? I can’t find it. Maybe I was robbed.

. . . why do bills always arrive in the mail on time but my freelance checks to pay them always arrive late?

That’s enough. Let me try and get my head out of my ass and get some things done.

Actually, I wanted to put up a funny Thanksgiving photo today. Know what? There really isn’t any out there, so I settled on this woman wearing a Thanksgiving hat.

Funny? No, not really. Do you think she looks a little like Sarah Palin?

Do you think Sarah Palin is a turkey? Will she be eating that today or moose? Do you care?

Yesterday, I did laundry and cleaned my living space, preparing for my trip to Pittsburgh today. Why I’m cleaning my apartment up when I’m not going to be here is probably strange but that’s how I am.

You know, I really shouldn’t announce to the world that I’m not going to be home. For those of you thinking of robbing me, really I don’t have any good stuff at all. You would be wasting your time.

As stated earlier, I’ll be on the road to Pittsburgh very soon—going with a friend. Because of this and because of Thanksgiving, I’m giving the entire staff here a few days off. Yes, all of us will be taking a little break. More than likely, you won’t be seeing any new posts here until Sunday or Monday.

In the meantime, have a great holiday and we’ll be back at you early next week. Don’t eat too much turkey!